Fa'side Castle
Look for Fa'side Castle 900 m southeast of Wallyford. The register lists it as a category B listed building. Edinburgh Castle, 13 km away, leads the 144 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Wallyford
Just outside Wallyford
Fa'side Castle is 900 m southeast of Wallyford. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Wallyford has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Wallyford peak at 17–19°C, June to September.
Fa'side Castle
Articles on it exist in 8 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 900 m southeast of Wallyford
The area around Fa'side Castle
On this map, Fa'side Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Fa'side Castle
Of the 8, Edinburgh is the largest, at 493,794 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Wallyford
Musselburgh
Prestonpans
Tranent
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fa'side Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallyford | 900 m northwest of it | 4,493 | 13 |
| Musselburgh | 1.9 km west of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Prestonpans | 2 km north of it | 10,623 | 9 |
| Tranent | 2.2 km northeast of it | 12,235 | 9 |
| Ormiston | 3 km southeast of it | 2,587 | 7 |
| Dalkeith | 3.8 km southwest of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Cockenzie | 4.8 km northeast of it | 5,237 | 6 |
| Edinburgh | 13 km west of it | 493,794 | 150 |
More to see nearby
144 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle13 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse11 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery13 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland12 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral12 km away6
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery13 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)7
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey11 km away8
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle8.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Fa'side Castle
Where is Fa'side Castle?
Fa'side Castle is 900 m southeast of Wallyford, East Lothian.
What is Fa'side Castle?
Castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Fa'side Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Wallyford, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fa'side Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Fa'side Castle?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (13 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (11 km), National Gallery (13 km) and National Museum of Scotland (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Fa'side Castle: GreigBrash, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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